WHAT - A Round Oak Pedestal Table

I'm painting a round oak pedestal table for a guy named Jim.  He'd visited my old store, Painted Board Studio, several years ago and tracked me down.  He wants his table to resemble one that I'd painted back then.  Luckily I keep most pictures on my Iphone and was able to find it.


The table he was referring to was given to me by a friend who lives in a rehabbed old convent.  The table was a library table.  Very heavy with a solid laminated top.


Funny thing is, after I painted the table my friend ended up loving it and and bought it back! 


So back to Jim's table.  It's Oak.  It's nice.  It's not amazing though and so I have no trouble painting it.


To get started I went to Jim's house and collected colors from the room the table will live in.  We loaded the table into my car and I brought it to my studio.


Step one:  A light sanding
Step two:   Primer
Step three:  First coat of paint
Step four: A second coat
Step five: Decorative painted design
Step six: A glaze of oil based paint with gold dust added into it.
Step seven:  Textured surface with a rubber comb
Step eight: Five coats of Polyurethane


Cost: $600

WHO - Me

Painting furniture started for me about 20 years ago when a friend asked me to paint her old coffee table.  I loved seeing that old thing transformed into something beautiful (at least I thought it was at the time).  I don't think it lasted very long though.  I'm sure I didn't prepare the surface very well.

So in the last 20 years I've learned a lot through trial and error.

If you're interested, this blog is to help explain the process of painting furniture - as I paint it.